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Title: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: heatvent on January 20, 2007, 11:38:43 AM
I have AHP and the OnAlert plugin as well as MyHouse online service.  How can one arm the security system over the internet?  Is a macro needed?  Is a firecracker needed?
Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: Puck on January 20, 2007, 12:21:48 PM
heatvent: Here is a sample macro for arming your system over the internet. Don't forget to register this with the PS561. In case your not aware, you cannot arm OnAlert via a macro... only the PS561.

Re: Disarming via a macro? Where are the macro commands to do this? (http://www.x10community.com/forums/index.php?topic=10208.msg65343#msg65343)
Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: JMac on February 27, 2007, 11:04:23 PM
Has anyone come up with a way to arm OnAlert from the Internet?  Surely there must be some way to simulate the RF arming signal from a remote (SH624) or keyring (KR10A).  Do we have to resort to an appliance module triggering the SH624 rocker arm?  Wait a minute, maybe I answered my own question!
Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: JMac on February 28, 2007, 03:11:54 PM
I just modified a KR10A (Security Keychain) to allow OnAlert arming on the internet.  You just solder two wires across the arm switch inside the case and attach the ends of the wires to a Universal Module set on momentary operation and isolated contact relay.  A click on the assigned appliance module turns on OnAlert and the Red House armed symbol will magically appear!  Of course the warranty on the KR10A is kaput, but it's a cheap item if you had bought the 4-pack.
Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: HA Dave on February 28, 2007, 04:34:09 PM
I just modified a KR10A (Security Keychain) to allow OnAlert arming on the internet.  You just solder two wires across the arm switch inside the case and attach the ends of the wires to a Universal Module set on momentary operation and isolated contact relay.  A click on the assigned appliance module turns on OnAlert and the Red House armed symbol will magically appear!  Of course the warranty on the KR10A is kaput, but it's a cheap item if you had bought the 4-pack.

THANK YOU JMac. I've been following this thread waiting for someone to come up with something.
Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: JMac on March 03, 2007, 02:22:47 PM
I just looked again and some one had done this very thing about a year or two before me.  Should have done a little more searching.  Newbies are still with us......
Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: MeThinks on June 03, 2007, 05:04:08 PM
Start here:  Here's what I've done to arm via macro (http://www.x10community.com/forums/index.php?topic=12725.0)

Then use MyHouse plug in,  and momentarily turn on your phantom module, until you see the macro run, turn it off and Voila!

(http://www.geocities.com/methinksx10/internet_arm.JPG)

Of course this will only arm remotely, I haven't quite figured out how to disarm remotely....yet...


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Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: HA Dave on June 03, 2007, 07:09:46 PM

Of course this will only arm remotely, I haven't quite figured out how to disarm remotely....yet...


Wouldn't JMac's post (http://www.x10community.com/forums/index.php?topic=11541.msg67303#msg67303) also work for disarming... say if the KR10A was set as a camera, then "hot-wired" as disarm?
Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: JMac on June 03, 2007, 08:00:34 PM
Nice work, "MeThinks".  A bit cheaper than a Universal/KR10A hybrid.  I think I went this way because I was getting so many shutdowns of AHP that I installed RealVNC and gave up on creating macros.  Glad yours works !  It's true, you could use the Universal/KR10A to disarm though...............
Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: Tuicemen on June 03, 2007, 09:21:45 PM
MeThinks:
Again, Nice!
It is realy amazing what a Phantom module can be made to do! ;) :D
Title: Re: How to ARM Security System From Internet
Post by: MeThinks on June 03, 2007, 11:12:46 PM

Of course this will only arm remotely, I haven't quite figured out how to disarm remotely....yet...


Wouldn't JMac's post (http://www.x10community.com/forums/index.php?topic=11541.msg67303#msg67303) also work for disarming... say if the KR10A was set as a camera, then "hot-wired" as disarm?

Nice work, "MeThinks". A bit cheaper than a Universal/KR10A hybrid. I think I went this way because I was getting so many shutdowns of AHP that I installed RealVNC and gave up on creating macros. Glad yours works ! It's true, you could use the Universal/KR10A to disarm though...............

Don't get me wrong guys, I LOVE the hybrid idea!  I actually wanted to do it to a SH624 so that I would be able to have the delay entry feature available only with the SH624  ---(Side note--- why doesn't the KR10A have a delay entry feature, seems a little silly....)
But I also did not want to venture into this realm quite yet, I only have one remote, don't wanna screw it up  :)

The above posted idea of mine(w/collaboration) was a quick-easy-no-solder idea....for now.

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